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How I turned my passion for writing into my profession

How I turned my passion for writing into my profession

When I became a parent, I felt like I was on a treadmill all the time. I wanted to work, spend quality time with my kids, keep active, pay off the mortgage, and please everyone. But I was pleasing no one. I knew something had to change. I needed more flexibility (and way less stress than my lawyer job). I wanted to have more control over how my day looked. I had always loved to write. Writing gave me pleasure. It was creative and allowed me to express ideas and tell powerful stories.

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A clever way for writers to design menu structures and landing pages, much like Gov.uk

A clever way for writers to design menu structures and landing pages, much like Gov.uk

This blog:

  • discusses the important role of writers in menu design
  • reveals a common usability problem with landing pages
  • proposes a clever way to design user-friendly menu structures and landing pages
  • shows you how to replicate the Gov.uk menu for your government website or corporate website.

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Is your web content like spaghetti — all tangled and full of confusing navigation loops? 🍝

Is your web content like spaghetti — all tangled and full of confusing navigation loops? 🍝

We all love spaghetti — it’s fun to twirl on a fork and spool into your mouth. But do you know the expression “spaghetti code”? It’s a disparaging phrase programmers give to poor source code, that is twisted and tangled like a bowl of pasta. Corporate web content can easily become like spaghetti too, and that’s typically when web writers are called in to fix it.

This blog offers content designers and web writers a roll-your-sleeves-up method for untangling twisted content. It is particularly beneficial for digital content projects where timeframes, budgets and subject matter experts are under pressure.

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The simple governance strategy that will help web teams succeed

If you've worked on a fairly large web project, the story in this blog post will be all too familiar. It's the terrible tale of why web teams struggle time and time again to get content ready.

Look at your governance structure and you'll find some clues. One person in your company can make a big difference to the web team's content crusade. The answer is surprising to many: the CEO. I'll explain why. And I suggest four simple things your CEO can do to help your web team achieve its goal of going live with great digital content. 

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Writing tip: Mobile is your chance to fix web content

Segway tour: the world goes mobile.
The world has already gone mobile. Sooner or later your organisation will redesign its websites and intranets accordingly.
Everyone knows this, and the best way to prepare for the inevitable is to scour all irrelevant, superfluous and outdated content from your websites and restore the remainder to good health.

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